Benefits

Our benefits package is competitive with other organizations in our industry. In addition to paying competitive base salaries, we provide opportunities for cash and stock-based rewards based on individual and company performance. To help you plan for your future, we offer a pension program, company matched RRSP and stock purchase plans. We also offer three weeks vacation, flexible work hours year round, summer hours and business casual attire every day.

Short Term Disability Insurance
BD provides a Short Term Disability Insurance Plan to assist associates with lost wages due to a non-occupational illness or injury for a maximum of 6 months.

Long Term Disability (LTD)
Associates become eligible for Long Term Disability Program on the first day of employment. LTD is an associate contributory program and provides 60% income for eligible disabilities after the 6-month waiting period.

Basic Group Life Insurance equal to an associate's base salary is effective on the first day of employment. The Company pays the full cost of this insurance. Supplemental spouse and dependent child life insurance may be purchased as well.

GSIP is a great opportunity to be a shareholder of the company. Associates are offered the opportunity to purchase BD stock through convenient payroll deductions. The company will provide a "dollar for dollar" match.

To assist associates with retirement planning, the Company provides a pension plan, the full cost of which is paid by BD. Service credits commence on the associate's date of hire with 100% vesting after two years of employment.

The Savings Incentive Plan provides an excellent opportunity to accumulate RRSP savings with a company match of 50%. The plan consists of a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) and a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), and saving is made easy through payroll deductions.

We understand that associates and their families may face challenges and pressures in their lives. To help, we offer associates and family members EAP. This is a confidential, 24-hour access to outside, experienced, professional counsellors who will provide information, immediate treatment, or referral to other sources. All contact with the service is confidential.

We recognize the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and providing a convenient way for our associates to do this. Our Fitness Centre includes a fully equipped exercise facility and a professional trainer that can offer effective strategies for improving physical fitness and healthy lifestyle habits. The facility is a great place to reduce stress!

Returning to the workplace after a maternity/ parental leave can be a stressful time as the returning parent tries to juggle the responsibilities of home and work. Our "Mommy Mentor" program helps to ease the transition back to work by partnering you with a mom who has recently returned from a maternity/ parental leave.

The BD Academic Scholarship Program makes available twelve scholarships, each providing awards of $3,000 per year for a total of $12,000 over a four-year period.

The Academic Scholarship Program is based on scholastic and extracurricular activities and not on financial needs. It is available to the dependent children of all eligible BD associates worldwide, and reflects the continuing desire of BD to support higher education.

Consistent with the goal of increasing associate ownership and wealth, most associates are eligible for BD stock awards. Selection criteria is based on performance and contribution to key strategic initiatives. Stock awards are re-earned each year by meeting or exceeding challenging performance objectives and expectations.

We support associate's effort to further their education and provide assistance with these endeavours. Our program reimburses eligible associates who successfully complete their course, for the full cost of tuition and registration fees for undergraduate and college courses. Courses must be job related and taken at an accredited college or university.